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Spreadsheets are useful in doing quite in-depth mathematical analysis. Most collectors however are less interested in that function than using them as simple databases to track inventory or as a tool for surveys. Advertisements

Page Layout software is the most valuable tool in most exhibitors’ toolboxes. The ability to arrange text and image blocks in a freestyle manner allows for great flexibility when accommodating odd sized pieces or fitting text between items.

The app Fotopedia Heritage is quite amazing. Built in cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, we have access to a myriad of images reflecting human culture. Highly recommended! This app was recently selected as one of the top 50 apps…

Word Processing software is a mainstay of exhibiting. Gathering notes into a single document for reference, accessing articles or even laying out exhibit pages if one does not have a page layout program are all possible with a word processor.

The Teen Hobbies web site presents the article 8 Reasons Why Collectors Need Free Stamp Collecting Software (No longer available – Site is inactive). However, with the advent of the Internet, things had definitely been easier for stamp collectors. With…

The Stamp Collecting Blog has an interesting article on inventory software solutions for philatelists. I want my inventory program to provide a (preferrably visual) list of (all) issued stamps with basic set of details – leaving me only with the…

Albert W. Starkweather, Philatelic Communicator In his articles on digital references and studies, Francis Adams discusses useful software tools — optical character recognition (OCR) and photo editing. There are great pieces of software available for both Macintosh and Windows computers,…